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Wilted Lettuce with Bacon

Wilted Lettuce with Bacon

Name: Wilted Lettuce with Bacon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 5 slices bacon, chopped; 1 head red leaf lettuce, torn; 1 ½ cups buttermilk; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (optional)

Rating: 4 stars

2 Ratings
2 Reviews
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This is an old recipe passed down from my great-grandma. I remember the whole family getting together on Sunday afternoons and she would always have a feast ready for us. This was always a family favorite.

By Crystal Kanaley

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Recipe Summary

prep:

5 mins

cook:

20 mins

total:

25 mins

Servings:

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

5 slices bacon, chopped
1 head red leaf lettuce, torn
1 ½ cups buttermilk
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (optional)

Directions

Step 1

Place bacon in a large skillet; cook and stir over medium-high heat until evenly browned and crispy, about 10 minutes. Add lettuce; cook and stir in the bacon grease until lettuce wilts, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix buttermilk, salt, and pepper into bacon-lettuce mixture; cook and stir until buttermilk sauce thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Whisk flour into sauce if needed to thicken.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

117 calories; 5.7 g total fat; 16 mg cholesterol; 382 mg sodium. 8 g carbohydrates; 8.5 g protein; Full Nutrition

Reviews (2)

Most helpful positive review

Molly

07/14/2014

Made this with our first lettuce from the garden. It was not a head of red leaf but instead a mixture of red and green leaf lettuce. It was better than we both were anticipating. You do have to be careful when adding the buttermilk as it wants to curdle. I did add a little Wondra as a thickening agent rather than the flour at the end. Read More

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